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’Juneteenth isn’t just an Independence Day for Black people’: A look behind the holiday
Real Change News· 20 hours agoThis federal acknowledgment finally came after a wave of nationwide demonstrations against racialized police brutality in response to the murder of George Floyd< ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoHennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill denied Derek Chauvin a new trial shortly before sentencing him to 22.5 years in federal prison on Friday afternoon. The sentencing ...
California retail theft measure is headed for the ballot box. Here’s what we know so far
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBoudin, the progressive former San Francisco district attorney, was recalled in 2022. “In 2020 ...
A study says Black people believe ‘racial conspiracy theories.’ Given this country’s history, can...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 days agoOPINION: A Pew study found that most Black people are suspicious of government institutions. There...
Republicans Upset by Trump's Conviction Should Embrace Criminal Justice Reform
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHowever, Trump's 2016 election polarized the electorate. The excesses of Black Lives Matter and...
Jazz, justice and Juneteenth: Wynton Marsalis and Bryan Stevenson join forces to honor Black protest
The News-Times· 1 day agoBlack music traditions such as jazz are central to celebrations of Juneteenth, says civil rights...
Threats of terrorism in the U.S. are 'more diverse and difficult to counter'
LA Times via AOL· 3 days agoThe threat of terrorism in the U.S. is "not more potent than it was around 9/11, but it's certainly...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 days agoThe woman who was sitting in Daunte Wright’s vehicle when he was fatally shot by Kim Potter is suing the city of Minneapolis and the former officer, according to The Associated Press. The woman ...
National Republicans begin targeting CD5 candidate Bynum over police reform efforts
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA national Republican group will launch its first ad targeting Democratic congressional nominee...
US Justice Dept won't pursue contempt charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland
Reuters· 5 days agoThe U.S. Justice Department on Friday told Republican House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson...